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. >> we have to see syria differently than libya. i wasn't in favor in libya. syria, arguably, is closer to our core national security interest because israel is of course. >> closer, david, to a core national security interest. he went onto say first covert action support the opposition, but he said you cannot, as he insisted we should have done in libya, take a military option, a nato option, off the table. that's different. >> it is different. he has not gained traction. if you go back and look at his answers in the first debate on national security, he just didn't get his arguments across. and on the issues that matter to him the most. on this syrian thing, i think what we're all going to be listening for tonight is how bellicose these candidates will be about the use of military force and especially about covert action. there's been much more emphasis about the u.s. acting covertly in iran and in syria among these republican candidates than we everheard from the obama administration. as soon as you get in there, everybody all around the world's going to cl
. >> we have to see syria differently than libya. i wasn't in favor in libya. syria, arguably, is closer to our core national security interest because israel is of course. >> closer, david, to a core national security interest. he went onto say first covert action support the opposition, but he said you cannot, as he insisted we should have done in libya, take a military option, a nato option, off the table. that's different. >> it is different. he has not gained traction. if...
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al qaeda is in libya, there are al qaeda elements in libya. if he has new information the taliban is in libya, that's news. >> that would be news. maybe you can ask him about it at the foreign policy debate. >> i think he will be asked about it long before the debate in washington. if he's saying the taliban is emerging as a force in libya, that's significant. we'll get it for our viewers. >>> while both sides of the super committee admitted they're scrambling for a deal, their colleagues are standing their ground. >>> bernie sanders, the independent senator from vermont is here. thanks for coming in. you want this so-called super committee to reach a big deal by this coming week? >> want them to reach a good deal, a deal fair to the middle class and working families of this country that does what the american people want, which says no cuts in social security and medicare and medicaid, ask the wealthiest people in this country to pay their fair share of tax, do away with corporate loopholes so companies making billions of dollars a year start
al qaeda is in libya, there are al qaeda elements in libya. if he has new information the taliban is in libya, that's news. >> that would be news. maybe you can ask him about it at the foreign policy debate. >> i think he will be asked about it long before the debate in washington. if he's saying the taliban is emerging as a force in libya, that's significant. we'll get it for our viewers. >>> while both sides of the super committee admitted they're scrambling for a deal,...
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. >>> and civil war in libya left the country's economy in tatters. could islamic banking be the solution to its financial problems? of course somebody said 50 odd years ago, a week was a long time in politics. he wasn't kidding. this time last week, europe looked if it had pulled back from ruin. then there was news on a greek referendum and that brought on a week of turmoil and that sink feeling was back as far as the markets were concerned. this man, the greek prime minister george papandreou has agreed to step aside. now the spotlight is on italy where the political future of silvio berlusconi hangs in the balance. we'll be live in athens and rome in just a moment. first, let's see how investors are reacting. european stock markets have been open for over an hour now. we have red arrows across the board. this seems like the default position the markets will hang in, waiting to see what happens in greece. the eu stock markets off 1.5% for the london ftse, the euro zone, 1.66, 2% for the par rick cac and zurich off as well. the bond markets, those wo
. >>> and civil war in libya left the country's economy in tatters. could islamic banking be the solution to its financial problems? of course somebody said 50 odd years ago, a week was a long time in politics. he wasn't kidding. this time last week, europe looked if it had pulled back from ruin. then there was news on a greek referendum and that brought on a week of turmoil and that sink feeling was back as far as the markets were concerned. this man, the greek prime minister george...
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. >>> libya's new acting prime minister is promising to build a nation that respects human rights but he's also asking for patience. the national transitional council this week chose the representative from tripoli to lead libya as it writes a new constitution and prepares for national elections. only recently the ntc's chairman called for the constitution to be based on sharia law, which would include the banking and financial sectors. we take a look at the path of islamic finance in the economies of the arab spring. >> reporter: the sweeping political change across the arab world may also bring sweeping change to how business is done here. as some countries consider extending islamic law to business and finance. the change would be significant. because under sharia law, interest is not allowed. banking must follow religious principles. >> islamic finance has existed in these countries before the arab spring. whether you take egypt, tunisia, they've been doing islamic finance for some time. >> reporter: until now there's been no islamic finance in libya. islamic banking laws could pr
. >>> libya's new acting prime minister is promising to build a nation that respects human rights but he's also asking for patience. the national transitional council this week chose the representative from tripoli to lead libya as it writes a new constitution and prepares for national elections. only recently the ntc's chairman called for the constitution to be based on sharia law, which would include the banking and financial sectors. we take a look at the path of islamic finance in...
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laettner the libya segment he actually does have a pretty co-heernts answer on libya. i think what we're seeing is that a lot of these republican candidates, two of them specifically, rick perry and herman cain are having passing the commander in chief test. we saw perry in the cnbc debate not seeming to know his own plans for the federal government agencies. and then here with her man cain appearing not to quite be sure of his own stand on libya and how he felt about the president's approach. so that's the problem. the press, of course, is pouncing on this because it comes at a time when her plan cain is really struggling under the sexual harassment allegations and his support has seemed to be cratering. >> let's talk about that. a new "washington post"/abc news poll shows cain is losing support. unfavorable rating among republicans has more than doubled in recent weeks. more republicans see the sexual harassment allegations against cain has a serious matter, 64% compared to 37% just days after the allegations first surfaced. i guess many analysts must be wondering, y
laettner the libya segment he actually does have a pretty co-heernts answer on libya. i think what we're seeing is that a lot of these republican candidates, two of them specifically, rick perry and herman cain are having passing the commander in chief test. we saw perry in the cnbc debate not seeming to know his own plans for the federal government agencies. and then here with her man cain appearing not to quite be sure of his own stand on libya and how he felt about the president's approach....
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do you worry about the rise of political islam in libya? a very important leader said he wanted sharia law in libya. >> i don't worry about the rise of any political thought whether it's islamist, liberal. any type of political thought as long as that political thought prevails through elections, through the free will of the libyans. this is the name of the game. libyans should have a choice to choose their free government. their own leadership. if we reach this stage and libyans decide, then it doesn't matter who's in power. whether it's islamist forces, whether it's liberal, whether it's secular. any force, as long as it serves the interests of libyans, i am all the way for that. >> what do you think of what is going on in syria? watching as you did and helping organize the libyan revolt, do you think the revolt in syria can could? >> i think syria might move to the libyan phase now, you know. because unfortunately mr. bashar al assad is following the libyan mode so far. he should realize that this is not a successful model at all, you kn
do you worry about the rise of political islam in libya? a very important leader said he wanted sharia law in libya. >> i don't worry about the rise of any political thought whether it's islamist, liberal. any type of political thought as long as that political thought prevails through elections, through the free will of the libyans. this is the name of the game. libyans should have a choice to choose their free government. their own leadership. if we reach this stage and libyans decide,...
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it's chaos in libya now. it's not certainty. so the snapshot in time is not one that bodes well for the future and of course, the president is responsible for the man pads that went missing. some estimates up to 20,000 man pads have went missing. if that's so, those are shauler fired missiles. those are small enough to be thrown tht back of a car and can be used to bring down a commercial airliner. he has to answer for that. >> you're happy gadhafi is gone, right? >> well, i think everyone is happ happy that gadhafi is gone. i'm certainly no fan of mee mar gadhafi, but he wasn't an immediate threat to the united states when barack obama went into libya, so result of that has been we don't know who will be in charge. we don't know what type of chaos will ensue. there continues to be a lot of trouble in libya, but more importantly, we have the man pads that have gone missing and potentially chemical weapons as well. this is a very real threat if we have a commercial airliner or military airliner come down as a result of one of tho
it's chaos in libya now. it's not certainty. so the snapshot in time is not one that bodes well for the future and of course, the president is responsible for the man pads that went missing. some estimates up to 20,000 man pads have went missing. if that's so, those are shauler fired missiles. those are small enough to be thrown tht back of a car and can be used to bring down a commercial airliner. he has to answer for that. >> you're happy gadhafi is gone, right? >> well, i think...
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. >> you agreed with president obama on libya or not? >> okay, libya. president obama supported the uprising, correct? president obama called for the removal of gadhafi. just want to make sure we're talking about the same thing before i say, yes, i agree, i know i didn't agree. i do not agree with the way he handled it for the following reason. nope, that's a different one. i have to go back and see. got all this stuff twirling around in my head. specifically, what are you asking me? did i agree or not agree with obama? >> cain trying to hard to minimize this moment of silence suggesting everyone is making just too big of a deal out of this. listen to his explanation when he was swarmed by reporters after this whole thing went viral. >> they asked me a question about libya and i paused so i could gather my thoughts. you know, it's really complimentary when people start documentary my pauses. it's one thing to document every word. it was a pause. that's all it was. good grief. >> organizing his thoughts or not really familiar with the material. that's th
. >> you agreed with president obama on libya or not? >> okay, libya. president obama supported the uprising, correct? president obama called for the removal of gadhafi. just want to make sure we're talking about the same thing before i say, yes, i agree, i know i didn't agree. i do not agree with the way he handled it for the following reason. nope, that's a different one. i have to go back and see. got all this stuff twirling around in my head. specifically, what are you asking...
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. >> so you agree with president obama on libya or not? >> okay, libya. president obama supported the uprising, correct? president obama called for the removal of gadhafi. just want to make sure we're talking about the same thing before i say, yes, i agree. i know i didn't agree. i do not agree with the way he handled it for the following reasons. that's a different one. i have to go back and see. i have all this different stuff twirling around in my head. specifically, what are you asking me did i agree or disagree with obama on? >> deputy political paul steinhauser. herman cain is laughing this off as no big deal. what is your take on how odd this is. >> tough to watch. damaging. bad timing for herman cain because he's dropping in our brand-new poll. listen, this thing went viral last night and was the talk of twitter. the campaign put a statement out pretty quickly saying he got the answer right, just took him a while to get his bearings. cain was asked about this at an event in wisconsin. as you mentioned, here's how he answered it. >> they asked me a
. >> so you agree with president obama on libya or not? >> okay, libya. president obama supported the uprising, correct? president obama called for the removal of gadhafi. just want to make sure we're talking about the same thing before i say, yes, i agree. i know i didn't agree. i do not agree with the way he handled it for the following reasons. that's a different one. i have to go back and see. i have all this different stuff twirling around in my head. specifically, what are you...
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he was tracked down and arrested today in libya's southern desert. let's get right to cnn senior editorial correspondent matthew chance. tell us how this capture unfolded. >> reporter: it unfolded after a 15 day pursuit in the south of libya, apparently saif gadhafi was trying to cross into niger when his convoy was intercepted, there was a fire fight, last ad couple of hours. after which saif and a number of other close aides were taken into custody and flown to a town in the western area, a town which rose up against colonel gadhafi, saif gadhafi's father when the uprising in libya began. he's currently being held there. the big question currently and we've seen he seems to be in pretty good shape with a few injuries. where will he be tried? libyan authorities made it clear they want to try him in the country but of course there are indictments at the international criminal courts at the haig in the netherlands. there's negotiations between the icc and libyan authorities to decide what the outcome will be. >> one of the other sons is in niger. what
he was tracked down and arrested today in libya's southern desert. let's get right to cnn senior editorial correspondent matthew chance. tell us how this capture unfolded. >> reporter: it unfolded after a 15 day pursuit in the south of libya, apparently saif gadhafi was trying to cross into niger when his convoy was intercepted, there was a fire fight, last ad couple of hours. after which saif and a number of other close aides were taken into custody and flown to a town in the western...
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but libya's new leaders have their own plans. more now from cnn's senior international correspondent matthew chance. >> reporter: the capture of saif gadhafi is obviously a huge success for the libyan authorities. he's indicted at the international criminal court in the hague for crimes against humanity, centering on his unflinching support for his father's brutal crackdown on libyan rebels and the uprising that began in libya in february. he's accused of complicity in murder, for example. gadhafi's second oldest son is seen as a key figure who may be able to direct investigators to the billions of dollars estimated to have been stashed around the world by the gadhafi regime. obviously officials of the new libya would very much like to get their hands on that cash. the big question, though, is where will he be put on trial? there is that indictment at the hague that we discussed. but libyan officials are making it clear that they want to try him in their country where he will potentially face the death penalty. the international
but libya's new leaders have their own plans. more now from cnn's senior international correspondent matthew chance. >> reporter: the capture of saif gadhafi is obviously a huge success for the libyan authorities. he's indicted at the international criminal court in the hague for crimes against humanity, centering on his unflinching support for his father's brutal crackdown on libyan rebels and the uprising that began in libya in february. he's accused of complicity in murder, for...
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>> okay, libya. president obama supported the uprising, correct? president obama called for the removal of gadhafi. just want to make sure we're talking about the same thing before i say yes i agree or no i didn't agree. i do not agree with the way he handled it for the following reason. no, that's a different one. i got to go back and see. i got all this stuff twirling around in my head. specifically what are you asking me did i agree or not agree with president obama? >> if you agree with the bush foreign policy, i was taking a specific example from the obama administration that was controversial within his own administration on what he should have cdone or not done. i was wondering if you agreed with what he did or would you have responded differently. it is an issue that has come up stins si since you started running for office. >> i would have done a better job of determining who the opposition is. and i'm sure that our intelligence people had that -- had some of that information. based upon who made up that opposition, okay, based upon who ma
>> okay, libya. president obama supported the uprising, correct? president obama called for the removal of gadhafi. just want to make sure we're talking about the same thing before i say yes i agree or no i didn't agree. i do not agree with the way he handled it for the following reason. no, that's a different one. i got to go back and see. i got all this stuff twirling around in my head. specifically what are you asking me did i agree or not agree with president obama? >> if you...
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he was captured alive today after a fire fight in libya's southern desert. fighters had been chasing the younger gadhafi for more than two weeks to the capital of libya right now, tripoli. what can you tell us about how this all unfolded? >> reporter: well, we're hearing from senior military officials among the revolutionary fighters who are telling us that the capture took place after a stake out, an 18 day stake out deep in the southern deserts of libya. we understand that is where saif gadhafi was hiding and they tell us they believe he was trying to make his way to neighboring niger. now after 18 days of this stake-out they finally moved in on a convoy at about 2:00 p.m. local time and after a gun battle that took place for about two hours they say that saif and members of his entourage surrendered to the revolutionary force and after that he was taken to the western mountain city where the fighters captured him came from where he's being held now in an undisclosed location. >> what's the overall reaction from ordinary people in the streets there in trip
he was captured alive today after a fire fight in libya's southern desert. fighters had been chasing the younger gadhafi for more than two weeks to the capital of libya right now, tripoli. what can you tell us about how this all unfolded? >> reporter: well, we're hearing from senior military officials among the revolutionary fighters who are telling us that the capture took place after a stake out, an 18 day stake out deep in the southern deserts of libya. we understand that is where saif...
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>> you were just in libya today. is there evidence that the taliban and al qaeda are going to be part of the libyan government? >> wolf, i think i was among the many who might have been a little bit confuse bid that comment. no, there are no taliban in libya. the taliban, as you know, are in afghanistan and pakistan. there is the potential, as there is throughout the region, for elements of al qaeda to infiltrate the borders. the government of libya is being very vigilant about that. and i think certainly in terms of the government, which we expect will be formed tomorrow, al qaeda will not be part of it. >> should the libyan model be used in syria right now? should there be a u.n. council to protect innocent innocent ci? >> wolf, they are all very different. the context also differs. the united states has been very clear in our discussed adisgust nation that assad perpetrated gebs h against his people. it is only escalating. we are putting very tough sanctions on the assad regime. as you know, nations of the arab le
>> you were just in libya today. is there evidence that the taliban and al qaeda are going to be part of the libyan government? >> wolf, i think i was among the many who might have been a little bit confuse bid that comment. no, there are no taliban in libya. the taliban, as you know, are in afghanistan and pakistan. there is the potential, as there is throughout the region, for elements of al qaeda to infiltrate the borders. the government of libya is being very vigilant about...
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officials in libya's new government insist that saif will be tried in libya. that's despite his indictment by the international criminal court that requires him to appear in the hague. meanwhile, another former top libyan official, the one-time intelligence chief, was captured in libya today. >>> back in this country, tragedy struck the philadelphia marathon today. two runners reportedly both men collapsed and died, either at or near the finish line. race officials confirm that the two athletes did die, but haven't yet released their names. >>> police cleared a new occupy oakland camp this morning. protesters set it up yesterday after being discouraged from camping elsewhere. no arrests or injuries were reported in the early morning raid. in new york, occupy wall street is taking its protests to mayor bloomberg's neck of the woods, beginning this afternoon and lasting for a full 24 hours. protesters plan to demonstrate outside the mayor's upper east side townhouse. >>> at uc davis, the chancellor is under fire and two police officers are on leave after police
officials in libya's new government insist that saif will be tried in libya. that's despite his indictment by the international criminal court that requires him to appear in the hague. meanwhile, another former top libyan official, the one-time intelligence chief, was captured in libya today. >>> back in this country, tragedy struck the philadelphia marathon today. two runners reportedly both men collapsed and died, either at or near the finish line. race officials confirm that the two...
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the most wanted man in libya is in custody right now. saif al islam gadhafi, son of noe notorious dictator, was captured in a gun battle. he's been on the run since tripoli fell to the protesters. cnn's jomana karadesh joins us with more. where and how was he captured? >> reporter: we can put the pieces of this story together. our understanding from military commanders is that it was fighters from the western mountain city of zintan who had been on the hunt for saif al islam gadhafi in the southern desert. this hunt actually intensified, they tell us, over the past 18 days. these special units receiving information that he was possibly trying to flee to neighboring niger. they narrowed down the border close to niger where they thought he was staying. it was overnight, about 2:00 a.m. local time, a convoy was moving, they tried to intercept that convoy. a gun battle opened up for about two hours. finally they say that saif and members of his entourage, a different number we're hearing, either three or six, surrendered to these fighters an
the most wanted man in libya is in custody right now. saif al islam gadhafi, son of noe notorious dictator, was captured in a gun battle. he's been on the run since tripoli fell to the protesters. cnn's jomana karadesh joins us with more. where and how was he captured? >> reporter: we can put the pieces of this story together. our understanding from military commanders is that it was fighters from the western mountain city of zintan who had been on the hunt for saif al islam gadhafi in...
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a new libya that will have to pay for the injustices of the past to ensure a better future. >>> still ahead on "world business today," as governments squeeze their people with evermore drastic austerity cuts, we met a man who said they've got it wrong, the world's richest tycoon. he knows a thing or two about making money. he'll tell us what he thinks europe should be doing just ahead. with some of the most powerful yet easy-to-use trading tools on the planet all built to help you maximize the potential of every dollar you invest. successful investing isn't done by throwing ideas against the wall and hoping. it's done by lowering your costs and raising your expectations by using unbiased research and powerful screeners to build a diversified portfolio with stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and every etf sold. and we'll help you every step of the way. with 5-star research and free education covering everything from the basics to advanced investing strategies. start now and we'll give you up to $500 and let you trade free for 60 days. visit our website, call us, open an account. e-trade. inv
a new libya that will have to pay for the injustices of the past to ensure a better future. >>> still ahead on "world business today," as governments squeeze their people with evermore drastic austerity cuts, we met a man who said they've got it wrong, the world's richest tycoon. he knows a thing or two about making money. he'll tell us what he thinks europe should be doing just ahead. with some of the most powerful yet easy-to-use trading tools on the planet all built to...
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we have breaking news out of libya. where moammar gadhafi's son has been on the run for months but it appears he has been caught. we'll take you live to tripoli. >>> before this man allegedly tried to kill president obama, he sent a tape to oprah winfrey. you'll hear what he had to say. also, you remember the story of the baseball player kidnapped in ve vein zela, he's safe and back with his team. >>> let's start right now with the break being story out of libya. where saif gadhafi has been captured apparently trying to flee. he was caught mere the algerian libya poureder. he is wanted by the criminal court. what do know? >> reporter: t.j., we're joined by a guest who can give us more information on this significant capture. i am joined here by a national transitional council military liaison and if you could tell us what happened? how was he captured? >> the full details is not clear at the moment. we released the information. he was caught near the border. he is currently en route to sdplin tan from what i last heard.
we have breaking news out of libya. where moammar gadhafi's son has been on the run for months but it appears he has been caught. we'll take you live to tripoli. >>> before this man allegedly tried to kill president obama, he sent a tape to oprah winfrey. you'll hear what he had to say. also, you remember the story of the baseball player kidnapped in ve vein zela, he's safe and back with his team. >>> let's start right now with the break being story out of libya. where saif...
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>> okay, libya. just want to make sure we're talking about the same thing before i say yes, i agree -- or no, i didn't agree. i do not agree with the way he handled it for the following reasons -- no, that's a different one. >> joining us to examine the latest twists in the campaign coverage, harry washington, malika hernandez, national political reporter for the "washington post." david shuster, chief substitute anchor for current tv's "countdown witholberma olbermann," and neil acosta, writer for "the political review." you write about the appeal of herman cain, rick perry. is the press reluctant to say on cain, some issues sometimes this guy doesn't seem to know what he's talking about? >> i think it's always the% doesn't have to say that because we can see it demonstrated -- >> in this videotape? >> yes, in this videotape. he talks about this in his book. he talks about how that was part of his appeal. the fact that he openly admitted that he didn't have a plan in afghanistan. in some ways it end
>> okay, libya. just want to make sure we're talking about the same thing before i say yes, i agree -- or no, i didn't agree. i do not agree with the way he handled it for the following reasons -- no, that's a different one. >> joining us to examine the latest twists in the campaign coverage, harry washington, malika hernandez, national political reporter for the "washington post." david shuster, chief substitute anchor for current tv's "countdown witholberma...
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reports on libya. one of the biggest fears are the rival brigades fighting each other, responsible for the security of the country. the other thing the report says is the former rebels are holding about 7,000 prisoners in different make hit kind of jails all across the country. what the u.n. is saying, there are a lot of reports being heard of torture, the prisoners have no due process because frankly there are no courts or police or a system even functioning in libya. you've got the mercenaries brought over by colonel gadhafi and his family also being held. one other thing they say is a big fear, too, is weapons that are flowing so easily into the country. it says it has some of the biggest surface-to-air missiles, the portable ones being used in libya, and that in order to get control of the weapons, libya needs to create some kind of a future for those fighters. carol? >> let's switch to australia. this is a strange story. a passenger is sitting on a plane and their iphone just catches on fire. >> h
reports on libya. one of the biggest fears are the rival brigades fighting each other, responsible for the security of the country. the other thing the report says is the former rebels are holding about 7,000 prisoners in different make hit kind of jails all across the country. what the u.n. is saying, there are a lot of reports being heard of torture, the prisoners have no due process because frankly there are no courts or police or a system even functioning in libya. you've got the...
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>> libya -- president obama supported the uprising, correct? president obama called for the removal of gadhafi. just want to make sure we are talking about the same thing before i say yes, i agre or no, i can't agree. i don agree with the way he handled it for the following reasons. that's a different line. let's see. i got to go back and see. i got all this stuff swirling around in my head. specifically, what are you asking me, did i agree or not disagree? >> i was asking if you agree -- asking you about the bush foreign policy, so i was taking a specific example from the obama administration that was controversial within his own administration on what he should have done or not done. i was wondering if you agree with him or if you would have responded differently? you know, it's an issue that's come up since you've been running for office. and i was wondering how you would have handled it. >> i would have done a better job of determining who the opposition is. and i'm sure that the intelligence people had some of that information. based upon
>> libya -- president obama supported the uprising, correct? president obama called for the removal of gadhafi. just want to make sure we are talking about the same thing before i say yes, i agre or no, i can't agree. i don agree with the way he handled it for the following reasons. that's a different line. let's see. i got to go back and see. i got all this stuff swirling around in my head. specifically, what are you asking me, did i agree or not disagree? >> i was asking if you...
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let's begin with the breaking story out of libya, where saif gadhafi has been captured in southern libya near the algerian border. he is one of the most recognizable men in libya behind his father. he had been on the run since opposition forces took control in tripoli. saif gadhafi is wanted for alleged crimes against humanity. we are just getting this word that he was captured. much more on this story throughout the morning. >>> just past the top of the hour. we will turn to weather and a big firefight going on in reno, nevada. a fast-moving wildfire fueled by gusty winds, dry terrain is threatening hundreds of homes. thousands of people lost fire. the fire is just about a day old. people who evacuated their homes are still in a state of shock. no word on how the fire got started. not important right now how it got started, it's important to get this thing out and weather is playing a role. >> certainly did yesterday when we had winds well above hurricane force. today the winds will drop. at the same time the humidity will be back up. the thing that really sparked this flame, accelerate
let's begin with the breaking story out of libya, where saif gadhafi has been captured in southern libya near the algerian border. he is one of the most recognizable men in libya behind his father. he had been on the run since opposition forces took control in tripoli. saif gadhafi is wanted for alleged crimes against humanity. we are just getting this word that he was captured. much more on this story throughout the morning. >>> just past the top of the hour. we will turn to weather...
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he was caught in the remote southern deserts of libya. it appeared he had been seeking to escape into neighboring niger. these fighters hold up the rifle taken from his hands. he will be soon transferred to tripoli where they want him to stand trial. the new interim prime minister reassuring the international community that his country is capable of providing a fair trial. human rights watch on saturday called on libyan authorities to treat saif al islam humanely. the apparent killings of moammar gadhafi and his son on october 20th are particular cause for concern about saif al islam's treatment. human rights watch said in a statement. the international criminal court that has built a case against saif al islam for alleged crimes against inhuman nit says a decision will be made where he will face justice. >> the judges will decide but the ruleses are for the national authorities if they have a case. so we'll discuss that. i thistle in some way now, we say the difficult time was to stop the crimes and arrest him. >> el campo is expected to
he was caught in the remote southern deserts of libya. it appeared he had been seeking to escape into neighboring niger. these fighters hold up the rifle taken from his hands. he will be soon transferred to tripoli where they want him to stand trial. the new interim prime minister reassuring the international community that his country is capable of providing a fair trial. human rights watch on saturday called on libyan authorities to treat saif al islam humanely. the apparent killings of...
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he stumbled when asked about libya. too me, i think it's a case of an exhausted man who had a brain part well, cane has a good sense of humor and at a tailgate meeting tonight in wisconsin, here's what he had to say. >> i mean, they asked me a question about libya and i paused so i could gather my thoughts. you know, it's really complementary when people start documenting my pauses. you know, it's one thing to document every word. it was a pause. that's all it was. good grief. >> it was a long pause. all right. in a case that has drawn national attention, georgia mother rick kell nelson was convicted of vehicular homicide. there was an appeal to drop all charges. there was protests after an all white jury convicted the african-american woman of homicide. she was not driving the car. he was hit by a driver in 2010. she got off the bus with him and her two daughters now, rather than walk 3/10 of a mile to a crosswalk, she had tack cages with her as well as her children, she tried to cross the street by her apartment build
he stumbled when asked about libya. too me, i think it's a case of an exhausted man who had a brain part well, cane has a good sense of humor and at a tailgate meeting tonight in wisconsin, here's what he had to say. >> i mean, they asked me a question about libya and i paused so i could gather my thoughts. you know, it's really complementary when people start documenting my pauses. you know, it's one thing to document every word. it was a pause. that's all it was. good grief. >> it...
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it's a much more -- i would say a much more dangerous and complex situation than libya because it is ain't influential geopolitically, it's very important in that region. it was part of just look at the relationship with israel and the potential for some type of peace agreement with syria playing an important role. it has -- it can play a role with iran, with afghanistan, with every single -- >> the lebanese. >> they'll be insulted if you don't mention them. >> absolutely. everywhere you look, they are an important player, much more, i would say, than libya. >> one thing i would say about this, there's a psychological struggle going on here, because each side has its strong supporters but there are a lot of people sitting on the fence who haven't chosen sides who don't want to get hurt who don't want to get involved. they're waiting to see who might come out on top. so each side wants to give a sense of an inevitably of their rick victory. ten days ago bashar was giving that impression. in the last few days the momentum has shifted to the opposition the russians also want to both way
it's a much more -- i would say a much more dangerous and complex situation than libya because it is ain't influential geopolitically, it's very important in that region. it was part of just look at the relationship with israel and the potential for some type of peace agreement with syria playing an important role. it has -- it can play a role with iran, with afghanistan, with every single -- >> the lebanese. >> they'll be insulted if you don't mention them. >> absolutely....
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listen. >> so you agreed with president obama on libya or not? >> okay. libya. president obama supported the uprising, correct? president obama called for the removal of gadhafi. just want to make sure we're talking about the same thing before i say yes i agree or no, i didn't agree. i do not agree with the way he handled it for the following reason. no, that's a different one. see, i've got to go back. i've got all of this stuff twirling around in my head. >> eric, he's not being asked about some policy in some country that we haven't dealt with front and center. he's not being asked, you know, what are the historical relationships with, you know, former soviet block republicans. he has been asked about something that has been on the front page for months and months and months. what does that tell you? >> he should have ended with an oops and done damage control tomorrow like rick perry. my problem with the herman cain campaign has never been this scandal, the sex scandal or what have you. it's been that he has risen to the top, and he has bush league staffers
listen. >> so you agreed with president obama on libya or not? >> okay. libya. president obama supported the uprising, correct? president obama called for the removal of gadhafi. just want to make sure we're talking about the same thing before i say yes i agree or no, i didn't agree. i do not agree with the way he handled it for the following reason. no, that's a different one. see, i've got to go back. i've got all of this stuff twirling around in my head. >> eric, he's not...
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he's trying to answer a question about libya. he says he was just taking a moment to gather his thoughts. >> it was a pause. that's all it was. good grief. >> we're going to show you the pause and that answer straight up ahead. [ sniffs ] i have a cold. [ sniffs ] i took dayquil but my nose is still runny. [ male announcer ] truth is, dayquil doesn't treat that. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [ deep breath] awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is. that's the cold truth! two of the most important are energy security and economic growth. north america actually has one of the largest oil reserves in the world. a large part of that is oil sands. this resource has the ability to create hundreds of thousands of jobs. at our kearl project in canada, we'll be able to produce these oil sands with the same emissions as many other oils and that's a huge breakthrough. that's good for our country's energy security and our economy. that's good for our country's ene
he's trying to answer a question about libya. he says he was just taking a moment to gather his thoughts. >> it was a pause. that's all it was. good grief. >> we're going to show you the pause and that answer straight up ahead. [ sniffs ] i have a cold. [ sniffs ] i took dayquil but my nose is still runny. [ male announcer ] truth is, dayquil doesn't treat that. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [ deep...
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libya's national transitional council says he was caught after a fire fight in the desert between the southwestern town of o bari and sabha. matthew chance joining us from london with more details on this. he had been on the run for a long time and was close to what he thought might be exile or safety. >> it seems so. i've spoken to the international criminal court in the hague, which is where there have been indictments issued against saif for crimes against humanity, such as the involvement in mass murder in libya. they say they've had contacts indirectly with saif gadhafi to discuss his possible surrender to the icc in the hague. obviously that's been taken over by events. his convoy was apparently captured in the south of libya, safe gadhafi taken by aircraft to the western mountains where we understand he's currently being held. what i have learned also from the icc speaking to them in the hague within the last few minutes is that they are dispatching one of their chief prosecutors to libya next week, haven't given an exact time yet, to discuss with libyan authorities what's goin
libya's national transitional council says he was caught after a fire fight in the desert between the southwestern town of o bari and sabha. matthew chance joining us from london with more details on this. he had been on the run for a long time and was close to what he thought might be exile or safety. >> it seems so. i've spoken to the international criminal court in the hague, which is where there have been indictments issued against saif for crimes against humanity, such as the...
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we had a government in iraq that was every bit as bad as the government in libya. i remember so many western leaders and the united states were working with mr. gadhafi. and libya did not have the kind of army and military force that saddam hussein had access to, and you didn't have that kind of leadership coming from the europeans in iraq that we had in libya. but setting it aside, the president felt, president bush felt that we tried the u.n. we didn't get satisfaction with respect to mr. hussein's weapons of mass destruction programs. our intelligence had it wrong, and i more than anyone presented that intelligence to the united states people and the american people and to the world. but it was wrong. nevertheless, we went in and got rid of a person who would have gone back to developing these weapons of mass destruction in my humble judgment if he had been released from u.n. sanctions. i was hoping that the u.n. would work. i persuaded the president to go to the u.n., see if we can resolve it that way. because i thought if we could avoid this war and satisfy ou
we had a government in iraq that was every bit as bad as the government in libya. i remember so many western leaders and the united states were working with mr. gadhafi. and libya did not have the kind of army and military force that saddam hussein had access to, and you didn't have that kind of leadership coming from the europeans in iraq that we had in libya. but setting it aside, the president felt, president bush felt that we tried the u.n. we didn't get satisfaction with respect to mr....
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the flub of a question about libya has gone viral. here it is. >> okay, libya. president obama -- supported -- the uprising. correct? president obama called for the removal of gadhafi. just want to make sure we're talking about the same thing before i say yes i agree or no, i don't agree. i do not agree with the way he handled it for the following reason. now, that's a different one. >> all right. let's break waway from there. joining us, the democratic strategist, donna brazile and david frum. eventually, he got to an answer that was pretty reasonable, pretty good, but it just took him a painfully long amount of time. >> it's painful to watch. it seems to be a different problem from the one rick perry had in that famous debate where as rick perry didn't seem to have the kind of brain interruption that we're told does happen to people. this seemed to be he wasn't sure of the answer. herman cain has been a candidate who's gotten where he is by repeating to the tea party their core philosophical commitments about domestic policy. foreign policy, he doesn't seem we
the flub of a question about libya has gone viral. here it is. >> okay, libya. president obama -- supported -- the uprising. correct? president obama called for the removal of gadhafi. just want to make sure we're talking about the same thing before i say yes i agree or no, i don't agree. i do not agree with the way he handled it for the following reason. now, that's a different one. >> all right. let's break waway from there. joining us, the democratic strategist, donna brazile and...
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libya. president obama supported the uprising, correct? president obama called for the removal of gadhafi. just want to make sure we're talking about the same thing before i say yes, i agree, i know i didn't agree. i do not agree with the way he handled it for the following reasons. nope, that's a different one. >> he answered the question. i mean, james, this was different than the rick perry thing in a strange way. his mind was just sort of not there. >> look, as a human being -- >> yes -- >> and in a sense i feel sorry for him, what he's going through. i've gone through it. >> yes. >> the man has no right running for president. it's an endeavor not suited to his skill set and it is kind of painful to see this happened. but it happened at must and it happened at will and he's not going to be the nominee and never was going to be the nominee. he said many other things on foreign policy that would indicate that, you know, that i would be willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. maybe he's exhausted and he's not able to think of it. bu
libya. president obama supported the uprising, correct? president obama called for the removal of gadhafi. just want to make sure we're talking about the same thing before i say yes, i agree, i know i didn't agree. i do not agree with the way he handled it for the following reasons. nope, that's a different one. >> he answered the question. i mean, james, this was different than the rick perry thing in a strange way. his mind was just sort of not there. >> look, as a human being --...
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and so i was going to libya. my job was to go there. he had given up his weapons of mass destruction. he had paid reparations to the families of the victims of his terrorist acts. it was my job to go there, do a little bit of diplomatic business, and get out. and so that's what i did. but i have to say, i did have that terrible moment when he said that he had the videotape. i am just glad that it all came out all right. >> and he never made any kind of move on you, then? >> no, no. >> the object of his affections. >> no, absolutely not. >> being more serious about this, i mean, the end of gadhafi was a suitably gruesome end to a gruesome tyrant in many ways. when you saw the way that he was killed, you know, dragged out by the rebels and basically executed, what did you feel about that? there was a debate about whether it was the right thing, that it shouldn't have been allowed to happen. what did you think? >> well, revolutions are not pretty, and there are any number of circumstances in which the tyrant who stays too long and refuses
and so i was going to libya. my job was to go there. he had given up his weapons of mass destruction. he had paid reparations to the families of the victims of his terrorist acts. it was my job to go there, do a little bit of diplomatic business, and get out. and so that's what i did. but i have to say, i did have that terrible moment when he said that he had the videotape. i am just glad that it all came out all right. >> and he never made any kind of move on you, then? >> no, no....
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. >> reaction in libya to the demise of muammar gadhafi. back with me now is the former secretary of state condoleezza rice who famously found herself the object of gadhafi's weird affections. >> yes. >> those are nice, but it was a bizarre setup. they found this glorious scrapbook in your honor. you actually write in the book at the end of the determine gadhafi told me he made a videotape of me. ah oh, i thought. what's this going to be. it was quite an interesting collection of photos of me with world leaders, set to the music of a song called black flower in the white house, written by a libyan composure. it was weird, but at least it wasn't raunchy. >> right. >> quite extraordinary. >> quite extraordinary. weird and a bit creepy. i had actually known that he had this fixation on me. a couple of foreign minister friends had told me and a couple of my staff. i was going to libya. my job was to go there. he had given up his weapons of mass destruction. he had paid rep rags to the families of the victims of his terror stacks. my job was to
. >> reaction in libya to the demise of muammar gadhafi. back with me now is the former secretary of state condoleezza rice who famously found herself the object of gadhafi's weird affections. >> yes. >> those are nice, but it was a bizarre setup. they found this glorious scrapbook in your honor. you actually write in the book at the end of the determine gadhafi told me he made a videotape of me. ah oh, i thought. what's this going to be. it was quite an interesting collection...
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libya. president obama supported the uprising, correct? president obama called for the removal of gadhafi. just want to make sure we're talking about the same thing before i say yes, i agree, i know i didn't agree. i do not agree with the way he handled it for the following reasons. nope, that's a different one. >> he answered the question. i mean, james, this was different than the rick perry thing in a strange way. his mind was just sort of not there. >> look, as a human being -- >> yes -- >> and in a sense i feel sorry for him, what he's going through. i've gone through it. >> yes. >> the man has no right running for president. it's an endeavor not suited to his skill set and it is kind of painful to see this happened. but it happened at must and it happened at will and he's not going to be the nominee and never was going to be the nominee. he said many other things on foreign policy that would indicate that, you know, that i would be willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. maybe he's exhausted and he's not able to think of it. bu
libya. president obama supported the uprising, correct? president obama called for the removal of gadhafi. just want to make sure we're talking about the same thing before i say yes, i agree, i know i didn't agree. i do not agree with the way he handled it for the following reasons. nope, that's a different one. >> he answered the question. i mean, james, this was different than the rick perry thing in a strange way. his mind was just sort of not there. >> look, as a human being --...
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asking for patience, saying it will take time to address all the issues that libya faces. the national transitional council elected to serve until libyawrights a new constitution and holds national elections. >>> meanwhile nato has ended is aerial mission. he travels to italy to make the transition himself. it has now been met. >>> unesco is gaining a new member but losing $60 million. the u.s. is withdrawing its pledge after the u.n. agency accepted a palestinian bid for full member. the u.s. and israel argued that the move would harm peace talks. i'm monita rajpal. "world business today" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good morning from cnn lan. i'm charles hodson. tuesday, the first of november. >>> the greek bailout is now in the hands of the greek people at great risk to the euro-zone debt. >>> mf global is forced to declare bankruptcy protection. >>> weakness in europe and the united states spreads to china, slowing down the factories pow iring the world's second largest economy. >>> well, a new trading day has just begun in europe. we're
asking for patience, saying it will take time to address all the issues that libya faces. the national transitional council elected to serve until libyawrights a new constitution and holds national elections. >>> meanwhile nato has ended is aerial mission. he travels to italy to make the transition himself. it has now been met. >>> unesco is gaining a new member but losing $60 million. the u.s. is withdrawing its pledge after the u.n. agency accepted a palestinian bid for full...
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we were talking about foreign policy and his libya gaffe. he said to a journalist after that i don't need to know about foreign policy. i've got commanders who are going to tell me what to doment we do. here's the question. what if your commanders disagree? what do do you then? presidents need to be informed on detail as well as have a large vision because they're the ones who have to make the decision. >> say what you will about president obama, when his commander sort of disagreed whether to go into pakistan and kill bin laden, he was the one that made the decision, kill him. >> first of all, you're going to hear a lot of about that in 2012, especially fli it's obama verse mitt romney. they may run a version of the bush-kerry campaign. i made the tough calls and this guy is a flip-flopper. on cain, it's the kun undrum of an outsider candidate. somebody outside the system is really trablgt iattractive. the thing that makes them attractive, ultimately weighs them down. people want some of this confidence in the biggest job in the world. >> b
we were talking about foreign policy and his libya gaffe. he said to a journalist after that i don't need to know about foreign policy. i've got commanders who are going to tell me what to doment we do. here's the question. what if your commanders disagree? what do do you then? presidents need to be informed on detail as well as have a large vision because they're the ones who have to make the decision. >> say what you will about president obama, when his commander sort of disagreed...
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he was once seen as a reformer who could lead libya into the future. that was before the revolution when he became his father's mouthpiece. matthew chance looks at what's next for gadhafi. >> the capture of said -- saif gadhafi. he's accused of complicity and murder, for instance, and other crimes. saif da-da fi who was colonel da ga fi's second old esson was seen as a key figure that can direct them to billions of dollars that have been estimated to be stashed around the world by the gadhafi regime. the big question, though, is where will he be put on trial? there is that indictment at the hague that was discussed. the international concern is that saif al islam does not meet the same fate as his father. he seems to have avoided that at the moment but prosecutors for the hague are set to travel to libya your jenltsly to help decide saif gadhafi's future. mathieu chance, london. >>> syracuse basketball team took the court without bernie fein. it's been levels against the coach by two senior ball boys. ed lave an dear rah joins us live. ed, what was the
he was once seen as a reformer who could lead libya into the future. that was before the revolution when he became his father's mouthpiece. matthew chance looks at what's next for gadhafi. >> the capture of said -- saif gadhafi. he's accused of complicity and murder, for instance, and other crimes. saif da-da fi who was colonel da ga fi's second old esson was seen as a key figure that can direct them to billions of dollars that have been estimated to be stashed around the world by the...
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this was about the president's libya policy and what a presidential candidate thinks about it and he seemed flustered, he seemed flat-footed. he seemed confused by the question. and don't forget, republicans in 2008 ran against obama saying that he didn't have the foreign policy experience to be president of the united states. they need to field someone now who they can say, you know what, he has some foreign policy credentials or at least he understands foreign policy and i don't think herman cain equipped himself that well in that camp, do you? >> people are cain came out yesterday and said that people are making too big of a deal about his pause. and then the last couple of weeks, these allegations of sex harassment. >> sure. >> so how -- i've seen the numbers. you've seen the numbers. it does not appear to have an impact on the polling. >> well, you reach a kind of critical mass here. you know, obviously this foreign policy problem comes on top of the sexual harassment allegations that you were talking about. we have a poll and i want to show it to you on sexual harassment. we as
this was about the president's libya policy and what a presidential candidate thinks about it and he seemed flustered, he seemed flat-footed. he seemed confused by the question. and don't forget, republicans in 2008 ran against obama saying that he didn't have the foreign policy experience to be president of the united states. they need to field someone now who they can say, you know what, he has some foreign policy credentials or at least he understands foreign policy and i don't think herman...
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wolf, you know where libya is, right? >> north africa, some place up there. >> there you go. >> thank you. >>> satellite images show a number of mysterious markings in the middle of the chinese desert. chad myers is joining us. he's ready to track, take a closer look. tracking or solving this mystery. what do we know about what's going on? >> we know, wolf, that they're not ancient because we can go back on old google earth images and see that some of these images, some of these things were built around 2005. zoom you into the gobi desert and this is what some looking at google images have found. lines, lots of lines. you'll see the lines aren't finished yet. that was 2005. we'll zoom in. this is when they were either painting or maybe putting limestone that. maybe like a baseball foul line and that's where the park and where they were using it. there's not one off to the west cht seems a little bit older like the line is kind of gone away or the white paint has washed away. the difference being, maybe a picture of a runw
wolf, you know where libya is, right? >> north africa, some place up there. >> there you go. >> thank you. >>> satellite images show a number of mysterious markings in the middle of the chinese desert. chad myers is joining us. he's ready to track, take a closer look. tracking or solving this mystery. what do we know about what's going on? >> we know, wolf, that they're not ancient because we can go back on old google earth images and see that some of these...